Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia on charges of making a false statement and obstruction for past testimony to Congress , just days after President Donald Trump pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute Comey.

Comey is accused of lying during testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30, 2020.

"The charges as alleged in this case represent a breach of the public trust at an extraordinary level," said interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan of the Eastern District of Virginia , whose office will prosecute Comey on the two criminal counts.

Halligan was installed in her office by Trump earlier this week, after he predecessor balked at seeking an indictment of Comey.

Comey said, "I am not afraid," in an In

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